devoid

American  

[dih-void] / dɪˈvɔɪd /

adjective

1. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually followed byof ).

   Synonyms:

   barren, bereft, destitute, wanting, lacking

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verb (used with object)

1. to deplete or strip of some quality or substance.

   imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.

devoid British  

/ dɪˈvɔɪd /

adjective

1. destitute or void (of); free (from)

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Etymology

Origin of devoid

1350–1400; Middle English, originally past participle < Anglo-French, for Old French desvuidier to empty out, equivalent to des- dis- ¹ + vuidier to empty, void

Example Sentences

During that era at least, Fischer said Lucas and Coppola seemed ”completely devoid of any self-awareness.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Camille hopes that lunch will be a salon of ideas ranging in topics vast and tremendous, but lunch is devoid of ideas and filled with crisis,” the narrator explains.

From Salon

The staging, directed by Ash K. Tata, is almost entirely devoid of laudable performances, and the result is a long and torpid evening.

From The Wall Street Journal

And yet his approach to his craft is unusually earnest, devoid of the mystique that surrounds Kendrick Lamar or the mercenary commercial instincts of Drake, to name two of his peers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which isn’t to say the Olympics are devoid of drama.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bare
• barren
• lacking
• vacant